The Windsor
69 Great Pulteney Street
Bath
BA2 4DL
www.bathwindsorhotel.com
Telephone 44 (0)1225 422100
The History of 69 Great Pulteney Street and The Windsor
Located
on the former Bathwick Estate, the façade of each of the buildings of Great
Pulteney Street were designed by a prominent architect of the day, Thomas
Baldwin. Built on former marshland, Number 69 is one of 75 houses that form
Great Pulteney Street, reputed to be the longest boulevard of its kind in
Europe.
The
Estate was originally owned by William Pulteney, a well known gentleman
and MP who resided in London. and was separated from Bath by the River Avon.
Sir William agreed with the Bath Council that he would develop the area
on the condition that he was allowed to bridge the River at what is now
Pulteney Bridge.
Once the façade was built to the architects design each house was developed
by speculators who may have purchased upto 10 different plots. Although
the majority of the house interiors are very similar they do have their
own quirks. Today this has allowed the City to maintain its Architectural
History while maintaining each house as living buildings whether as flats,
town houses, Hotels or housing small and thriving businesses.
The
Windsor, the latest town house hotel to open in Bath has a long and varied
history. It has been owned by a number of individual families through the
19th Century, such as Milsom and Elliott, whose names are imprinted on the
landscape of Bath. Around 1935 the premises were converted into 4 Flats
before being purchased by the previous owner in 1979, and converted to a
Bed and Breakfast. The building passed to the new owners in 1998 who have
painstakingly restored it as a townhouse hotel retaining wherever possible
the original Georgian and Victorian features associated with one of these
magnificent houses of Great Pulteney Street.
An album is placed in the lounge for guests perusal showing the transformation from Bed and Breakfast to townhouse hotel. Pictures of some of the rooms are posted on this website Sydney / Abbey / Windsor / Crescent The Hotel has been designed to meet the most discerning travellers needs each room having been individually designed and decorated to reflect traditional English values while affording the traveller the level of comfort expected of a townhouse hotel.
